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Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics

Third Edition

Foreword by Dennis Sparks



February 2010 | 424 pages | Corwin
Drawing on research, literature, and the work of experienced professional developers, this third edition of the bestseller presents an updated, redefined professional development (PD) planning framework for designing relevant learning experiences for science and maths teachers. Engaging staff developers in a dynamic decision-making process, the authors demonstrate how to expand teachers' expertise in ways that produce significantly improved student outcomes and explain the influence of:

- Knowledge, beliefs, and research on the PD design process

- Context factors specific to your environment

- Programme evaluation and the cycle of reflection and revision

 
Foreword by Dennis Sparks
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
What Has Happened Since the First and Second Editions

 
The Enduring Challenges of Professional Development

 
Carrying on Susan Loucks-Horsley’s Work

 
Purpose of the Book

 
Changes in the Third Edition

 
The Audience for This Book

 
Organization of the Book

 
How to Use This Book

 
Values Shared by the Authors

 
 
1. A Framework for Designing Professional Development
Inputs Into the Design Process

 
The Design and Implementation Process

 
 
2. Knowledge and Beliefs Supporting Effective Professional Development
Learners and Learning

 
Teachers and Teaching

 
The Nature of Science and Mathematics

 
Adult Learning and Professional Development

 
The Change Process

 
 
3. Context Factors Influencing Professional Development
Students and Their Learning Needs

 
Teachers and Their Learning Needs

 
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Practices, and the Learning Environment

 
Organizational Culture and Professional Learning Communities

 
Leadership

 
National, State, and Local Policies

 
Available Resources

 
Families and Communities

 
Resources for Investigating Context

 
 
4. Critical Issues to Consider in Designing Professional Development
Building Capacity for Sustainability

 
Making Time for Professional Development

 
Developing Leadership

 
Ensuring Equity

 
Building a Professional Learning Culture

 
Garnering Public Support

 
Scaling Up

 
 
5. Strategies for Professional Learning
Selecting Strategies for a Professional Development Structures

 
A Repertoire of Stratgies for Professional Learning

 
 
6. The Design Framework in Action
Tapping the Knowledge Bases, Framing Beliefs: "We Stood on the Shoulders of Giants"

 
Knowledge and Beliefs About the Nature of Learning and Teaching Mathematics and Science

 
Equity Matters: "All Humans Are Educable"

 
Knowledge and Beliefs About Teachers

 
Knowledge of Effective Professional Development

 
Knowledge of the Change Process

 
Reflect and Revise: Experience as a Source of Knowledge

 
Making Compromises

 
Context

 
The Professional Development Design Process

 
Design Framework in Action: Cases

 
 
References
 
Index

Sample Materials & Chapters

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1


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